From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 725

When mother and daughter meet, there is always endless talk. Zhou Yuan left Rong County alone, met Xiang Yong, and then went directly back to Xuzhou Prefecture.

After a bumpy ride, he arrived at the northern gate of Fushun Prefecture, but saw a dense crowd of Tusi officers and soldiers.

Thousands of elite cavalry forced their way out and returned to the city. Xiang Yong frowned and said, "General, the situation is not right. Why are there so many rebels at the northern gate? Has the situation changed?"

Zhou Yuan glanced behind him and said in a deep voice, "Go find Deng Su."

When he arrived at the government office, Deng Su hurriedly came to meet him, and his face showed that something was wrong.

He quickly asked Zhou Yuan to sit down, and then said in a hurry: "The war situation suddenly changed. The Guizhou Xuanwei Division suddenly accelerated the march. The Tusi Adu and Wumeng Tusi no longer lingered in Wusa Prefecture and Wumeng Prefecture, but came out in full force and have now occupied Zhenxiong Prefecture."

"An Fuman's army gathered in Bijiewei and is heading towards Chishuiwei. It is expected to arrive before dark. Yongning Xuanfu Division is in danger."

"In addition, the army of Bozhou Xuanwei Division gathered, starting from Zunyi Prefecture and converging westward, which put a lot of pressure on Luzhou Prefecture."

"Sir, the situation is not good. These forces have more than 100,000 troops. Xuzhou may be difficult to defend."

Hearing this, Xiang Yong's face suddenly sank.

He looked at the map hanging on the wall and couldn't help saying, "The east, southeast, south, and southwest are all surrounded by large armies, and even the chieftains' armies are gathering in the west."

"Xuzhou Prefecture can be said to be surrounded by enemies on all sides. If it is not handled properly, not only will the army be defeated and the city be lost, but Chengdu Prefecture will also be attacked. At that time, the situation in Sichuan will be very dangerous."

Zhou Yuan walked to the side of the map, looked at it carefully, and then said in a deep voice, "Are there any statistics on the military strength of the major chieftains now? Sometimes tens of thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands. You have been here for half a year, and you don't know?"

Xiang Yong immediately said, "The chieftain of Adu has 30,000 people, Wumeng Tusi has 26,000 soldiers, Guizhou Xuanweisi has more than 60,000 soldiers. "

"The armies of Adu Tusi and Wumeng Tusi are all Yi soldiers, and the more than 60,000 soldiers of Guizhou Xuanweisi are Miao, Yi, and Han. "

"At present, An Fuman has the greatest power and the most abundant family resources. Not only does everyone in the more than 60,000 soldiers have weapons, but some even have cloth armor."

"So as his pace quickened, Adu Tusi and Wumeng Tusi suddenly accelerated their progress."

Zhou Yuan smiled, but shook his head and said: "On the one hand, it was An Fuman's fault, and on the other hand, it was my fault."

"I successfully arrived in Sichuan, An Fuman did not Dare to give me time to organize troops, want to beat the slow with the fast, and achieve a strategic victory in a short time, so they will rush to Xuzhou regardless of everything. "

Speaking of this, he thought for a while, and continued: "The three chieftains have a total of about 120,000 people, and their combat power is estimated to be slightly higher than the peasant soldiers in the Central Plains. In fact, it is not a particularly big threat. "

"What we really need to worry about is the Bozhou Xuanwei Division."

Zhou Yuan pointed to the map and said in a deep voice: "The geographical location of the Bozhou Xuanwei Division is too critical. It can attack Yuzhou in the north, threaten Luzhou and Xuzhou in the west, and lean towards the southwest, and it can also cooperate with Anfuman merged to form a huge force. "

"To solve An Fuman, we must first ensure that Bozhou is safe."

Xiang Yong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask: "Does the commander have a solution?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "There is no sure way to win at present, let's look at the problem from a conventional level first."

"In this battle, we should not consider how to keep Xuzhou, but how to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, destroy all the three rebellious chieftains, and end the war in the southwest as soon as possible."

"Foreign wars cannot be fast, and civil wars cannot be slow. The longer they are fought, the greater the loss of the court."

He fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Send a letter to the Yunnan Provincial Government, let the Yunnan Commander lead 10,000 troops to assemble in Qujing Prefecture, especially in the northeast of Qujing Prefecture, there must be their people."

Xiang Yong and Deng Su hurriedly looked at the map and found the location of Qujing Prefecture. Isn't this just south of Wusa Prefecture? With such a containment, the chieftain is indeed afraid.

Zhou Yuan continued: "Let Ji Shan, the governor of Huguang, draw garrison troops from Jingzhou Prefecture, Changde Prefecture, Yongshun Prefecture and other places, gather 20,000 troops, and march towards the southwest of Chenzhou Prefecture and the northwest of Jingzhou Prefecture."

"I want him to keep a close eye on Sizhou Prefecture and Zhenyuan Prefecture in Guizhou. Once An Fuman dares to attack Xuzhou, he can go west to Zhenyuan Prefecture and attack Guiyang Prefecture directly."

"If we win the Bozhou Xuanwei Office, then they can combine their troops with the Bozhou Xuanwei Office through Zhenyuan Prefecture and deal with Shiqian Prefecture, Tongren Prefecture, Sinan Prefecture, Sizhou Prefecture and other northern Guizhou cities as quickly as possible, and then attack Guiyang Prefecture.Yang." At this point, Zhou Yuan looked at Deng Su and said solemnly: "Spread the word that the Jiedushi of Huguang led 80,000 troops and is on the way to help." "At the same time, Yunnan and Guangxi each sent 40,000 troops to support Xuzhou Prefecture." Deng Su nodded and said: "Student will make arrangements now, but... Sir, the situation in Guangxi and Yunnan is complicated, and the garrison troops are under great pressure. It is impossible to leave the province easily. An Fuman has been in Guizhou for many years and should not believe it." Zhou Yuan said: "Just put pressure on him, he doesn't need to really believe it." He tapped the map lightly, pressed his finger on the position of Bozhou Xuanwei Office, and said in a deep voice: "This is the key, send someone to contact Bozhou Xuanwei Envoy, I want to see him." "Just say this is an imperial edict, if he dares not to see it, it is rebellion." "We must suppress the rebelliousness over there, otherwise even if we transfer the troops from Chengdu Prefecture, we may not be able to defend Xuzhou. "

Currently, Xuzhou only has a few thousand garrison troops and 40,000 soldiers under Xiang Yong. Xiang Yong has just taken over the Sichuan army and has not yet formed a real combat effectiveness. Although it is stronger than the chieftain, Zhou Yuan still dare not let Chengdu Prefecture be defenseless.

Xiang Yong thought about it and said, "Sir, why don't you transfer the more than ten Portuguese cannons from the three sides? As long as there are Portuguese cannons, there will be no problem in defending Xuzhou. "

Zhou Yuan shook his head slowly.

He had thought about whether to transfer the Portuguese cannon, but he didn't make up his mind in the end.

The rebellion of the Tusi in the southwest was a civil war after all. The people here were complicated. Bombing could win the battle, but the subsequent reconstruction and unity would be difficult to make up for it.

This is not a fundamental method and is not suitable for use here.

The best result is to destroy the top leaders of the three Tusi, let the rebels break up and go home.

Direct artillery fire and bloody slaughter of rebels may not be a good result.

"I will leave tomorrow and go to Yongning Xuanfu Division and let Bozhou Xuanfu Envoy go there to see me."

Zhou Yuan must hurry up to deal with the problem of Bozhou.

Deng Su changed color and said, "Sir, is it too dangerous over there? What if the Bozhou Xuanfu Envoy really gives it his all, then Yongning Xuanfu Division can't stop it."

Zhou Yuan said, "Don't worry, I can take a thousand elite soldiers over there. Even if the other party is desperate, I have a way to get out. "

He really didn't believe that the fence-sitters like the Bozhou Xuanwei Envoy would risk their lives to surround and kill the military marshal.

The three looked at the map and checked whether there were any omissions in the deployment.

Sure enough, Xiang Yong frowned and said, "We have given a huge deterrent to the Guizhou Xuanwei Office, Adu Tusi and Wumeng Tusi, but the situation in Bozhou seems a bit difficult?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, let Luzhou Prefecture and Yuzhou Prefecture guard the two cities, lead the army to the south, and once there is any unusual movement in the Bozhou Xuanwei Office, they can go south to support Yongning Xuanfu Office or support Xuzhou."

"This ensures that there is no mistake."

He stretched and said, "Xiang Yong, help me keep an eye on Rong County. Once the Tusi attacks Rong County, you can cooperate with the tenants to fight."

Xiang Yong changed color and said, "Tenant? "

He then realized that this time when General Jie went to the clinic, he actually found a way to gain the trust of the tenants.

In that case, comforting Goddess Guanyin is still useful, and it might really have a miraculous effect.

He quickly thought of another point and hurriedly said: "General Jie, when you go to Bozhou, be careful that the other party uses a decapitation plan and sends experts to assassinate you."

"It is best to bring a few more expert guards to prevent any accidents."

Zhou Yuan nodded. This time when he went to Bozhou, he really had to bring Xiaoying with him.